LACSON’S IMAGINARY WITNESSES

We’ve heard and seen it all before. Senator Panfilo Lacson while brandishing his fist during a privilege speech at the very halls of the Senate is telling everybody that he has a number of witnesses to corroborate what he has just recently exposed. And just like a re-run of an old movie, his so-called witnesses will recant their respective statements in a few weeks saying that they were paid to do so by the very subject of Lacson’s tirade which is in this case and is no surprise at all, is Mike Arroyo.

Corruption allegation is a serious matter that should be looked into and which should be stopped. However, ordinary citizens like me can’t help but gag once we see who the so-called “whistle blower” is. The fact that he is doing this because of his convoluted political scheme for 2010 is the main reason why we find the “exposés” on corruption something much like a bitter pill to swallow.

Another thing that irks us is how it all seems to be too convenient for Ping Lacson to find his witnesses. Maybe he should share his tricks among his other presidential opponents so that they too would have a shot at the limelight and not just be his unwilling targets during his free time. But just like Ping, they should also prepare bags of “protection” money for their would-be witnesses since the upkeep of the same means throwing away a lot of money – maybe running into hundreds of thousands – as they would have to be practiced in lying with a straight face during senate investigations.

The imaginary witnesses of Senator Lacson are quite lucky since they get to enjoy the limelight too together with their “padrino” However, they should be forewarned that the public is no longer that easily swayed nor are they that ignorant. Grand talks during privileged speeches can no longer persuade us to believe that Ping is doing this out of his concern for the public. We all know that he is doing his for his own personal interest – no more, no less.

The public will never take what Lacson is feeding us – hook line and sinker. It would be better if an investigation takes place and his so-called witnesses do surface. But we are still prepared to say “I told you so” as we once again would see his imaginary witness turning their backs on their temporary padrino.